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Ruben Gallego: “The victim are the women that he victimized, he sexually…”

Featuring: Ruben Gallego, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Arizona

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Sen. Gallego on his relationship with Eric Swalwell

Published | Video Starts at 33:49

And then secondly, what I know you feel betrayed and you're still processing all of this, but what do you say to people who feel when they're listening to your explanation, you're playing victim here? I'm not a victim. The victim are the women that he victimized, he sexually assaulted to some degree. The victims are his family and. And you know, I think also his constituents that he lied to. I'm not a victim here. (33:49–33:55)

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Asserts that the victims are women who were sexually assaulted by [the person in question].

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